Entering the Santa Mònica this summer is like stepping onto an unusual playground that unites art and sport. The arts center, located at the end of Barcelona's La Rambla, presents, until September 14th and free of charge, CITISSIMUM ALTISSIMUM FORTISSIMUM, a major exhibition that focuses on a current but underrepresented theme in the art world: competitive sport.

The writer George Orwell hated porrón, probably olive oil as well, and he deeply missed tea, milk, chocolate, sugar, and bread. He also missed tobacco. These last were the elements in short supply during the Civil War, and especially in Catalonia during his time there, which was very short and intense: between December 26, 1936, and June 23, 1937, the day he had to flee Barcelona on a train or risk being arrested.

Barcelona Firefighters rescued a worker trapped in a hole during construction on La Rambla, near Pintor Fortuny Street, at noon this Wednesday. The man is conscious and has received first aid. in situ. According to sources consulted by ARA, the worker will be transferred to Hospital Clínic, although his condition does not appear to be serious.